First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors $5.93 +0.09 (+1.54%) As of 10:04 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FFWM vs. CMPO, PWP, CASH, VBTX, LOB, CCB, SII, BTDR, CLBK, and MBINShould you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include CompoSecure (CMPO), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Pathward Financial (CASH), Veritex (VBTX), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Coastal Financial (CCB), Sprott (SII), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Columbia Financial (CLBK), and Merchants Bancorp (MBIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Foundation vs. Its Competitors CompoSecure Perella Weinberg Partners Pathward Financial Veritex Live Oak Bancshares Coastal Financial Sprott Bitdeer Technologies Group Columbia Financial Merchants Bancorp CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) and First Foundation (NYSE:FFWM) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, CMPO or FFWM? CompoSecure has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CMPO or FFWM? In the previous week, CompoSecure had 17 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CompoSecure and 0 mentions for First Foundation. CompoSecure's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat First Foundation's score of 0.00 indicating that CompoSecure is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment CompoSecure Positive First Foundation Neutral Do analysts recommend CMPO or FFWM? CompoSecure currently has a consensus price target of $17.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.41%. Given CompoSecure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CompoSecure is more favorable than First Foundation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CompoSecure 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67First Foundation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is CMPO or FFWM more profitable? First Foundation has a net margin of -15.29% compared to CompoSecure's net margin of -24.53%. First Foundation's return on equity of -1.20% beat CompoSecure's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CompoSecure-24.53% -65.50% 26.83% First Foundation -15.29%-1.20%-0.09% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CMPO or FFWM? CompoSecure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Foundation. CompoSecure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Foundation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompoSecure$420.57M4.64-$53.72M-$1.68-11.36First Foundation$545.12M0.90-$92.41M-$1.41-4.21 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CMPO or FFWM? 37.6% of CompoSecure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of CompoSecure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of First Foundation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCompoSecure beats First Foundation on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Foundation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst FoundationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$488.57M$2.29B$12.41B$21.16BDividend YieldN/A2.38%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio-4.2112.43227.4729.05Price / Sales0.902.6131.2548.94Price / Cash38.3413.9719.0618.29Price / Book0.511.322.345.30Net Income-$92.41M$143.71M$1.01B$997.87M7 Day Performance0.17%-0.59%-0.18%-0.40%1 Month Performance23.54%6.75%4.21%6.59%1 Year PerformanceN/A18.06%541.20%13.94% First Foundation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFWMFirst FoundationN/A$5.93+1.5%N/AN/A$488.57M$545.12M-4.21710CMPOCompoSecure1.0249 of 5 stars$19.12-3.2%$17.67-7.6%+61.8%$1.96B$420.57M-11.381,007News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGap DownPWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.1156 of 5 stars$22.13-1.2%$23.67+6.9%+11.6%$1.94B$878.04M26.99600Positive NewsCASHPathward Financial3.4577 of 5 stars$79.47-0.8%$91.00+14.5%+14.7%$1.90B$775.94M10.511,244News CoveragePositive NewsVBTXVeritex4.4812 of 5 stars$34.350.0%$33.25-3.2%+35.4%$1.88B$797.62M16.36770News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑LOBLive Oak Bancshares1.5664 of 5 stars$38.72flatN/AN/A$1.77B$936.15M31.741,052News CoverageCCBCoastal Financial3.8192 of 5 stars$114.50+0.2%$110.25-3.7%+112.9%$1.73B$703.32M35.23380Positive NewsSIISprott2.6799 of 5 stars$65.90+1.2%N/A+66.4%$1.70B$178.65M34.14170Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.8234 of 5 stars$14.29+4.5%$20.80+45.6%+117.7%$1.60B$349.78M-3.04211Positive NewsGap UpCLBKColumbia Financial0.988 of 5 stars$15.03-0.3%$16.00+6.5%-16.5%$1.58B$489.17M250.50750News CoveragePositive NewsMBINMerchants Bancorp4.3803 of 5 stars$32.42-0.4%$38.33+18.2%-29.4%$1.49B$1.45B7.13480Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CompoSecure Alternatives Perella Weinberg Partners Alternatives Pathward Financial Alternatives Veritex Alternatives Live Oak Bancshares Alternatives Coastal Financial Alternatives Sprott Alternatives Bitdeer Technologies Group Alternatives Columbia Financial Alternatives Merchants Bancorp Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FFWM) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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